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It is crystal violet & stains all cells purple.
Iodine is used as a mordant in the gram staining procedure to make large crystals when it is used with crystal violet dye. In gram positive cell walls those crystals get stuck and wont get washed off with the alcohol. In gram negative cell walls the crystals are washed out.
Violet
Because violet dye is the least expensive.
You don't get a counterstain.
Staphylococcus will not grow on Mac since crystal violet inhibits the growth of Gram positivesfmchinea: Actually some species of staphylococcus grow on MacConkey's plate including Staphylococcus aureus.
It is crystal violet & stains all cells purple.
Traditional antifungal drugs such as.gentian violet (also known as crystal violet)
In Gram staining procedure during bacterial staining , iodine forms a complex with crystal violet stain which stains Gram positive bacteria blue to violet .
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Iodine is used as a mordant in the gram staining procedure to make large crystals when it is used with crystal violet dye. In gram positive cell walls those crystals get stuck and wont get washed off with the alcohol. In gram negative cell walls the crystals are washed out.
Iodine is added as a mordant to enhance crystal violet staining by forming a crystal violet-iodine complex.
Yes it is.
Crystal violet is a hexamethyl also known as methyl violet 10B This is much darker than 2B, and often darker than 6B. It is used in biological stainang particularly gram staining together with safranin and iodine. Crystal violet was also used to treat strept throat. Doctors used to swab it on the back of your throat.
Because violet dye is the least expensive.
Violet
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